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Ethical considerations for performing decompressive craniectomy as a life-saving intervention for severe traumatic brain injury
- Correspondence to Stephen Honeybul, Department of Neurosurgery, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Perth 6009, Australia; stephen.honeybul{at}health.wa.gov.au
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Ethical considerations for performing decompressive craniectomy as a life-saving intervention for severe traumatic brain injury
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- Accepted June 13, 2012
- First published July 17, 2012.
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April 27, 2016
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